#idk what spawned this but I love it

[yasmeensh]

The Adventure of Link... my beloved.

I'm playing a fan-made remaster of Zelda 2 and I REALLY like it. Temples are different. Some backtracking involved for heart containers and magic potions (Much like in later zelda games). The world is a lot more fleshed out too.

#loz #zelda 2 #zelda II #the adventure of link #classic link #zelda 2 remaster is AMAZING #it's developed by Hoverbat. You'll find it with a quick google search #super super awesome #it's fun being able to revisit this game but in a fresh way #it fixes a lot of the broken things about zelda 2 #you can save your progress in towns #and you spawn in the nearest town when you die instead Hyrule castle #or at the entrance of the temple you are still playing through #this is like... the older link version of another artwork i made of zelda 1 link #the one with watercolour #i was also making this with watercolour but THE PAPER DISENTEGRATED IT WAS SOOOO SAAAADDD #it's the same paper too. idk what's up #so i scanned the paper and drew it over again on the computer #thankfully I have a CSP brush that looks a lot like graphite pencil. I love the traditional look of that brush.

[crazymecjc]

shuake week day 2 - new game plus

plus, bonus!

#shuake week 2023 #oof my art i guess #persona 5 #goro akechi #akira kurusu #shuake #this is soooooooo incredibly silly goofy #there was this one post floating around on Twitter abt how akira had a matching pair of gloves when he did ng+ #and I went “ok but make it bigger #and like it’s silly yes but it’s also the tragedy of repeating the same events with the hope that they’ll turn out differently #until you’re physically overwhelmed with the reminder that no matter what you do you cannot change the fate of the person you love #idk I’m Crazy abt them dude #the angst spawned out of nowhere tbh she was a last minute addition #also this whole thing is kinda sketchy and rough but like I work full time during the summer #and I think I’d explode if I was dropping a fully rendered piece every day #so here we are #still a fun silly time regardless I hope!! #if all goes well I’ll be back tomorrow with another :))

[luck-of-the-drawings]

AND AS IT TURNED OUT, THE THINGS THAT WERE ALONGSIDE ME FROM THE START, REMAINED THERE FOR ME ALONG THE WAY. [inspired by my stuffed rabbit, violet. also inspired by the sunrise of a new day. and inspired by this crazy cool album art]

#luckys original content #IDK WHAT CAME OVER ME HONESTLY.. #i smoked a new weed and got hit with Random Potion Effect: NEW ARTSTYLE #and this beast spawned in i guess. the idea is that the head and arm are replaced by something else #something more free. the rest of the form is slime. bc i wish i was made of slime. the sword matches the green plant life #my momma really loves peacocks and all the colors that come with them. i really love my momma. #all the little doodles are just coagulated feelings. i like painting my thoughts in abstract little ways. this was a fun challenge. #i love just drawin whatever the fuck... makes my soul feel better #i have a job interview tomorrow and im NERVOUS bc ive been trying to jam my foot into the door for like a month #someone on the inside has been trying to help me aboard but UUUGHHHH its still been a swan chase of reschedules #wish me luck lads im going in

[chemicalarospec]

look as someone with medium sized soft breasts it really bothers me when people portray bras as Evil Tools of Oppression that you will chose to frequently forgo once you're (a) Liberated (Woman). I wear a bra every day not because like. men tell me to. or like. i don't want my unfairly sexualized nips to show.

I wear a bra every day because it gives me support. Because otherwise I can't jump without it hurting -- any movement that makes my breasts swing makes the skin stretch, which can be a little painful. I wear a bra (or binder) every day because it makes clothes fit comfortably and I like the way it makes my body look. Going without a bra is not comfortable for me -- for one reason, I don't like wearing pajamas all day long and not wearing a bra puts me in that mentality, but in the same way I enjoy dressing up, I enjoy wearing a bra. (Edit: originally I forgot but they also stop me from feeling my sweaty skin stick together! big win!) But even regardless, my bra is a bag for my two hanging sacks of fat on my chest; it's convenient.

(PS: If your bra hurts, it's too small. Wear it looser or get a bigger one!)

#feminism #bras #sexism #women's clothing #i have a bunch of bras but one i wear the most bc the others all have small problems. #last time i went shopping i was extra small and bought Cs?? but i can't wear them half the time lol #I said this #one thing i don't appreciate about modern feminism is like. not considering where something might have come from. #it's sort of a trend i see in general #do u really think they invented deoderant for hairless skin and for hairy skin and then separated them into men's and women's #or did they develope two products separately and refine them according to the needs of the target users of each #bras didn't like. spawn into the world with the patriarchy. they are a fashion garment -- an undergarment designed to serve a purpose. #before bras we had corsets. unrelated but I WOULD wear a corset. idk what the oppurtunity would be but if someone challenged me to wear a #corset for a month if they got me the perfect-fit corset i would do it and i think i would love it #also unrelated but if it was like anywhere near the realm of normality i would wear gloves a lot lol

[wyrmcat]

i was watching jerma play spore the other night, and while i know my reaction was unreasonable, i got so mad at how he was making creatures that I redownloaded steam and the game to make critters myself because my brain was like No. He is Doing It Wrong. unreal.

#for context i played the demo when i was like 9 and my mom asked if i liked it and i was like 😶 ye #so she got the disk for it for Christmas that year for me and i played that game an unreasonable amount. i #i even had the ds game. and while it wasnt the same i still loved it #i lost the pamphlet to my disk at aome point so i had to buy it on steam unfortunately #but i got the dlc and im sure i could add mods if my poor laptop tablet thing wasnt already a bit iffy on lowest settings spore #it runs plants vs zombies great tho #i think the reason why i love stuff like pokemon and spore and neopets is because i just have always loved animals #identifying them. knowing facts about them. drawing them. spending time with them even in like zoos #anyways im rambling now but i feel silly but also a little snooty about it now XD #maybe ill post pictures of what i made sometime idk #spore #spore 2008 #also one last thing kf you name a planet on spore ''cheezwizolia'' it will spawn your nest IN ThE OCEan #probably names of planets determine seeds for generation but idk and im not gonna bother looking it up

[hamartia-grander]

Going back into my cave after this but Wyllstarion x The Princess Diaries au. Wyll as Mia, Astarion as Nicholas, Tav as Andrew. You understand.

#wyllstarion #My sister made me watch this with her on her bday and I could only think “omg like wyllstarion” the entire time #Wyll having to find himself a spouse in order to rule bc of some dumb old baldur's gate tradition #His father had to marry his mother to rule but she died in childbirth and his father ruled the rest of the time alone #Wyll was cast out for the same reasons as in Bg3 but instead of him returning to save his father his father realises his mistakes first #Cause Wyll deserves it #Lady Tav is the most eligible royal for Wyll to wed because she's the duchess of Waterdeep or something #And they were friends #But Wyll loves Astarion #Obviously I'm spinning this like within the Bg3 universe not a modern au or anything so some things are different #Holy shit what if ulder ravengard had a boyfriend a man he was in love with but couldn't ever be with. For fun. Like queen clarisse #Idk who it would be but wouldn't that be funny #WAIT what if instead of a dumb baldur's gate tradition demanding that Wyll marries it's actually because #His pact with Mizora requires that he have a “level headed” spouse to “protect him from the devil's influence” #Guys I'm a genius #And no one wants Astarion to be Wyll's lover bc Astarion is a vampire spawn and they especially don't trust him #Astarion romances Wyll on the order of Cazador bc Cazador wants control of baldur's gate & astarion is the perfect candidate to seduce Wyll #But then Astarion falls in love with Wyll #I just want a scene with Lady Tav and Wyll discussing their marriage after Wyll is caught with Astarion #Where Tav tells Wyll he'll make an amazing king and she's a lady who never backs out of her word #They're friends so they're both understanding that love between them isn't happening #When Wyll returns the ring during the ceremony Tav is like oh thank fuck because Karlach is looking real gorgeous tonight #Etc etc #Bg3 #Wyll Ravengard #astarion ancunin #Bloodpact #I fucking love that ship name BTW it's genius

[wilchur]

It really annoys me that there's no way to talk Astarion out of the ritual other than bargaining with the lives of the spawn to be honest. Makes it so that trying to persuade him as a character that is far from good and selfless, but cares about him a lot feels ooc as hell. Sure you can pick the "Cazador said this will kill you, don't risk it" option but it leads you back to either "But the spawn :(" or "Okay, let's do this". The dialogue tree there leaves no ambiguity to the morality of your character.

I wish there was a way to get the insight check after you voice the fear for his life and get a persuasion one if you succeed. Kind of a "I was ready to see them all burn for you, but I can see that you're not sure and the ritual claiming your life is not worth the risk. We'll find another way. There's still the crown, remember?" thing. They leaned too heavily into this ending being the "vampire fetish" one, assumed that if the player character doesn't care about a bunch of random spawn, they would not care about Astarion's emotional wellbeing and that's just not how people work to me. The way you have to be the one to make the choice what to do with the spawn if you do stop the ritual annoys the fuck out of me too. It's not my choice to make, my Durge does not give a fuck what happens to them once Cazador is gone and the party is safe. He would rather leave that choice to Astarion. He wants to kill them anyway? Great! Blood, guts and suffering! Lovely! He wants to spare them? Whatever love, if that's what you want. Let's just get the fuck out of here.

It would be nice to have that option, especially considering this is supposed to be all about Astarion reclaiming his autonomy.

I just don't like it when to not get fucked over by a game I have to sacrifice the roleplaying aspect of it idk. Even if my character genuinely wants Astarion to ascend no matter the cost it will have for others because he's convinced them that's what he needs to finally gain his freedom and they're the kind of "anything for you kitten" person, they still should be able to notice that Something Is Not Right without it going against their personality and feeling forced.

#i have been going back and fourth on whether i should reload again or not and needed to vent #because my durge would do anything for everyone in his party to get what they want #they have his unconditional support because that's the only way he knows how to show and receive love #and yeah it do be kind of tragic that that's exactly what would lead to his relationship with astarion falling apart #(he would NOT in a million years become a vampire spawn he's too proud for it) #(purest bhaalspawn there ever was a vampire's plaything?? no fucking way) #(their relationship was born out of astarion's support for him out of the safety that not being judged for bloodied hands promised) #(he wants someone who will love him unconditionally and the moment astarion puts an ultimatum like that on him? yeah he's OUT bye) #but i wish there was a more “chaotic” way of resolving astarion's personal quest idk #thank you for coming to my ted talk #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #astarion ancunin

[thebaldergatescandal]

i may just be a slut for community organizing

but I think a lot of people are blinded by the tav/ast romance arc and ignore the adorableness (condescending) (but affectionate) of Astarion in the moment of choosing to free the spawns, also granting Petras and Dalyria specifically the burden and responsibility of leading them.

Like suddenly he has implicit trust in Stupid Petras? I don't think he's lying in that moment I think he's high on the freedom of breaking the cycle, and having completely unfounded, probably unrealistic belief in the next guy to accomplish it too. He's going to be a huge piece of shit to them as soon as they fuck up

Like - i don't know, it's a real moment of "they're just some guys" to me. Yeah they're dangerous - but so are murder cultists and garden variety thugs. Releasing the 7000 spawns is an acknowledgement that they're just some guys that need to make their way in the world. Petras and Dalyria can figure it out, because Astarion could figure it out, because anyone could figure it out. Figure it out!!

#i love that the most for him frankly #the spawns are neither guilty nor innocent yet #they're just some guys!! #the eldest spawns (idk what else to call them) can be judged only partially bc of their actions bc they were compelled #they have the burdens of choice and responsibility now good luck! #astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion bg3 #bg3 spoilers

[pigeonliker420]

it is so funny to see non dnd people talking about the utility of the charm/friends spells saying its unfairly disadvantaged and being upset that npcs get mad its used on them cos like. its literally an evil spell there is no good use of it its the ultimate violation of someones agency and ability to choose

#its in a similar vein to love potions etc enchantment on people is like. evil at its root #use it as an evil character and enjoy the effects or use it in a fight where it dont matter since theyre already mad. and youre like. killi #them anyway. but dont pretend you can use it randomly and still be a good person #theres a reason the stereotype of the charm spell user is a sleazy bastard #not to mention both the game tooltip and the actual rulebooks STATE itll turn people hostile if they find out even if you were like #completely unable to comprehend what sort of moral implications were there #idk i just dont see how someone reads 'forces someone to like you despite their natural inclinations' and thinks 'this is a nice and normal #spell to use' #if u are capable of understanding the whole 'vampire spawn has to listen to the orders of the vampire no matter what and its distressing' #thing that astarions putting down how do u miss how fucked up the charm spells are #i am only thinkig about this cos fucking han got charmed by the harpy again and i forgot how to end it so i googled and got the stupidest #threads

[brinnanza]

I'll watch gomens 2 eventually but at this point idec about aziraphale and crowley I just want to know what's going on with that little fly freak and zir vacation bible school freak boyfriend

#good omens spoilers #technically I guess idk #I love spoilers I have been enjoying the posts I love to know what's coming #remember the beelz/michael content season one spawned delicious #I hope they get even weirder with gabriel

[kyistell]

Headcanon time because my tag paragraphs get shorted to nada and I didn't realize

Okay I'm a dumbass and didn't ever realize or notice that tumblr has a tag cap, because at least to my knowledge it does not tell you that you've hit a limit. So I shall rant about a kinda dumb headcanon I have for the states.

Warning: This bitch is longer than I thought it would be, you have been warned!!

ALRIGHT SO. The way I tend to draw the height for states is based off of two things, their state size and vibes, this is however excluded for the OG13 and then some.

This rule-ish not applying to them is because they all have actual families. Now you may be thinking "What the hell does that mean" and I am so glad you asked.

I haven't really talked about outside of the headcanon things but both New Jersey and New York have families, NJ his moms and technically the devil from the bible, NY his grandparents.

This also goes for the rest of the OG13, they all have families that while those who raised them aren't around anymore that family line still is. This is to the exception of Maryland because he is somehow even farther from being human than states normally are.

Anyway because of this, the OG13 heights are not based in state size, instead it is technically a strange mix between family genes and land size, only technically because those like Mass and Virginia are both taller(mass) and shorter(ginny) than one would assume based on state size. It's basically a ruelette on whether or not you get genes over state size and somehow Rhode STILL managed to be short as hell, bro rolled wrong TWICE XD.

Now it should be interesting to note that it's pretty much only the OG13 that have weird height despite the few other states who have family are locked to their state size. This would include Texas, Louisiana, both the Dakotas, Utah, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan- I see these three at least somewhat related in some way shape or form so thats why they are together like that.

So despite states out side of the OG13 having actual human families they are related to, it's only the OG13 that aren't state size locked and there could be some reasons for this.

For one it could be that colonies more or less aren't locked to their size, mainly because colonies can mix and it's shown quite a lot in history that there were no firm lines between colonies. So it would make sense that when the states (then colonies) were growing up they weren't locked to the size of the colony and rather just their family genes.

It could also be that because they were already adult age (or close to it) it was too far for weird border magic to effect them since they were too old and such. This would make sense and work well with this idea that the other states with families outside of the OG13 are sized locked because their borders were a lot clearer by the time they were older.

Another reason could be because they all have families, which yes doesn't make much sense but here me out. All of them excluding NJ and Maryland had normal human families, it could be that because they had families they were only labeled as personified states once the country became a country. This doesn't mean that they weren't already personifications, just that you have to be labeled a state for border size to take effect, however once again since they were all already adults or almost adults, it wouldn't take effect.

And the final reason I can think of could just be that they were a special case, considering the fact that (if I'm remembering correctly) there aren't personification of the Canadian provinces in canon. It very well could be that yes normally states whether they have family or not are state sized locked, but since they would have been a special case in that there weren't personification like them before that the magic creating state personifications was newly born and didn't have rules yet. This would also explain why they would have families to begin with, the magic had to pick those who lived there to be those personifications, meaning they originally human. The only real problem with this one is the fact that states outside of them have families, however this could be explained, it could have been a lack of people in the area to build a personification from, it also could have been in the southern states case that because family is pretty important there, it made sense to chose those from families instead while still keeping the rules in place.

Now this is a whole lot and it kind of sounds like I've gone insane thinking about this but honestly this is mainly just me typing before I think lol. Is it clear that I needed a reason as to why some states are not close to their state size, because I feel like it is.

I do want to say that the states do have some control over their height, Texas could get taller but it would feel wrong and that goes for most already tall states, it's vice versa for the smaller states who may already be at their height cap by default. I'm not super sure if the OG13 should be able to change their height slightly, mainly because they are all more human to an extent than the other states, of course ignoring whatever the hell Mary is and the fact that NJ is related to the devil from the bible because lord knows those two are not as close (or close at all in Mary's case) to being human like their fellow states with families.

Now height isn't super important but I feel it can explain some dynamics people may have. If you have a tall friend and a short friend, theres gonna be a lot of short jokes. Two short friends and it's a whole lot of complaining about not being able to reach anything. Two tall friends and it's either complaining about feeling claustrophobic in lower ceilings or feeling like your god because your taller than everyone. Two friends of the exact same height and it will always be a competition to see who is truly taller (it's neither but their in denial).

You have to think about these things when making characters because it can effect the dynamic, obviously not by much but still, it's important to know. So while this might seem like far to much thinking when it's literally just a funny internet series that was the only way you knew the news during covid, I find it important. Sure I may never actually write a proper fic and I will probably really only stick to my funny lil drawings, it feels important.

My drawings are like snippets to what happens in the day to day crazy-ness in either the Statehouse or just with the states, thus it is important to me that I have their heights to how I have my headcanons set up when drawing. It's small details like that, that convey a story when drawing without doing an actual comic, it brings life when I know my drawings can be a little stiff, it's about the story and maybe that's just the writer within me talking but I don't care XD.

Basically I just like having some sort of reason as to why the heights for the OG13 aren't consistent with their state size when I draw them. What can I say, I'm a dork :D.

#welcome to the table #wttt headcanons #just a big ol rant #i am so sorry for how long this is #i dont normally write stuff like this #where its just me speaking my mind about something #i hope that this isnt all as nonsensical as it feels #and i hope yall can understand it #because its important to me that yall know my weird headcanons that technically dont matter in the long run #but eh #its fun to think about ya know #just stuff about the world building rather than the characters themselves #idk i just love world building like this #it gives it a certain life that you wouldnt immediately assume it would #like how can something as stupid as heights be important #or the fact that some states with families are still effected by their state size for height #if maybe a bit loser rather than what normal spawned out of no where states have #its just interesting to me i suppose #yes im weird #but yall follow and like my stuff anyway #so whose fault is it really

[collegeoflore]

god but watching all the ascension stuff w/ramza last night has me so insane about xarrastarion. because like the thing is he never really Stops wanting to manipulate them up until the ritual happens (there is some nuance to what’s happening After that if i get into now i’ll get nothing done at work today at all lol) but just instead of “how can i keep myself safe” it’s “how can i keep them mine” and it’s not about possessiveness (deeply not a thing for the two of them) it’s about well. that one fucking line after you ascend him. “he will always see you as degrading yourself if you continue to be with him.” and it’s not about being insecure or whatever like idk it would be very easy to woobify him here and to be like “poor baby is insecure and sad etc etc etc” and yeah there’s an element here of like. feeling unworthy or whatever. but he’s not really wallowing in that? it’s not the tear filled “why would you ever love someone like me :((((((“ conversations i think people want to see with characters like this it’s very much like. i’m going to do everything i can to Make you love me. i know you said you care for me but the clock is ticking and eventually my burdens will be too much to bear and i have to make the value proposition of my being in your life sound appealing despite all that. he feels that way regardless, but once you get to the ritual the difference between ascended and spawn endings is that for ascended it’s “maybe you like degrading yourself” and spawn recognizes that they don’t see it as degrading at all.

and i think with xarrai specifically like. he believes they care for him. he believes they intend to help him kill cazador come hell or high water. but he also believes them to be someone who is calculating and always aware of the cost and benefit of keeping people around (whether he’s 100% right about that is a different story tho) and so he feels like. idk. the stakes feel high no matter how honestly they try to show him they care for him and need and want nothing else from him. i feel like that line after the spawn ambush that’s like “i’m doing this for you too, you know. to make sure we’re both safe.” is exactly the heart of it - it’s a very valid interpretation to say that’s more manipulation and is entirely a lie but i think there’s something compelling in seeing it as true. manipulative to an extent, but true. xarrai could tell him honestly and plainly that they absolutely want nothing more than his companionship and he would Still be trying to find a way to keep them his because i think the idea of losing what they have, of losing whatever “something real” means is like. unthinkable. and drives him to consider ascension the only option because it would allow him to keep hold of the things he wants and loves; power, sunlight, and them.

#had a whole conversation with a united states congressman in the middle of writing this post btw #shoutouts to earl blumenauer i guess #ANYWAY this is rambly and all over the place but i’m like. so so so compelled by like #idk. neither of them know what something real is. #but as long as power is on the table it is an Option and it’s not until xarrai lays out plainly what they know he’s thinking #that astarion recognizes that making them his spawn would. not be something real. #but there are 100% other factors and also by the time they’re talking about it it is Very late in the game for him to change his mind #IDK i think the manipulation that continues to happen even After he decides to stop manipulating them is soooo interesting #because like. he doesn’t know how to do anything without manipulation #and like. well. he can’t be certain they’re not still manipulating him. #he’s in love with them and he trusts them but he also knows. because they are mirrors of one another. that they’re still a manipulator #how can either of them ever be anything else? #i like them. is thing. #and do not want to be working rn #i need to put my phone away before mr congressman comes back goodbye #漫言 #oc. xarrai #r. hold me like a knife

[death-rebirth-senshi]

Shepard in the arena: I dedicate this next match to my boyfriend Steve!

Shepard: *completely wipes out*

#I love those bugs where multiple waves of enemies spawn at once from different areas and you're just overrun with Brutes and Banshees #as a treat I will tag this #shortez #mass effect 3 #citadel dlc #banshees also often spontaneously die though idk what's up with that #disappointing sometimes I had a new strat I wanted to try #plenty of brutes they get easy after a while #specifically thinking of Shepard trying to do something fancy to show off and fucks it up #(I like thinking about my engineer shep getting the piss taken out of him every now and again. Idk)

[llumimoon]

gn thinking abt them (Dot and Sparrow)

#cal rambles #its pretty late idk if anyones gonna see this LMAO #i got too in the zone while drawing and now its 2 am and i have class tomorrow. OOPS #little hint ig abt what that drawing is LMAO #I JUSY. THEM CRIES #something abt meeting this child. who's been a child for ages ! and who knows you so deeply but only knew your past child self #it's literally sparrow as an adult having to face his own childhood whimsy and curiosity and spirit #in Dot's head. Sparrow is still that lovewolf #and even if they're afraid he's changed too much that maybe they will be considered too much of a danger after all #that loyalty and heart still shines through when they need it #OUGH #its just. Dot brings the lovewolf out of Sparrow bc to them it was never lost #and all Dot ever wanted was a steady parentsl figure who protected them and supported them and loved them #and like. i think abt Sparrow giving the Doodler it's name ALL THE TIME. GENUINELY #something abt how in s1 Sparrow refered to the Doodler as his spawn his creation #i just think its funny but also fitting for that to follow through in the future LMAO #they r just SOOO ON THE BRAIN #but i need to sleep JSVEJDJFF so thats all #i love them <3 hehehehe #i meant to say reigniting help #sorry i usually give up when theres a typo in my tags that i didnt catch but like #literally changes the phrase to the opposite of what i meant if i don't clarify LMAOO #doodle dot au

[eldrichthingy]

not to be an ass but I do wonder now after developers stances on controversial endings how does majority of astarion's fandom feel knowing that they were wrong the whole time with their "holier than thou" attitude lmao

#I wonder how the “it's no longer him anymore/cazador 2.0 (which would be hot btw but that's not the point)/ he lost his soul (they mean it #literally)“ feel like after acting so morally superior about the choice in a video game lmao #that's very clear that both endings are valid and there for a fucking reason. you can either make him better or make him worse like hello??? #what was so difficult about understanding it. there's no “true” or “right” ending these are different paths #both are still astarion. spawn astarion is no less astarion (read: asshole) and ascended astarion is no less astarion (just his worse self) #and btw. spawn astarion is a better person which does not mean that he's a fucking saint or lost his character either :'/ #I find it strange that fans feel the need to literally sanitize a character or idk. take away all of his darker sides to love him #and ascended ending is very important to astarion's character and writing in whole. just as spawn astarion ending is important. #they both serve different purposes. they're both valid and interesting and important to his character #completely dismissing ascended ending is very weird to me because of that. I prefer this ending for a lot of reasons but like the point is #you're not better than people who chose other ending (btw. the ending that is no less “true”) in a video game #eldrich.rambles #delete later